Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
August 14, 2009

Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS) in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Affordable Housing Centre will be presenting two housing development information forums for Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing Providers.

Special guest speakers will include Aboriginal winners of CMHC Housing Awards who will share their development experiences in creating affordable and energy efficient housing.  Housing development basics will also be presented.

The “Creating New Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing Forums” will be held in Thunder Bay on Thursday, September 3rd and in Sudbury on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009.  Registration information is available at http://www.OntarioAboriginalHousing.ca or by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

About OAHS

The aim of OAHS is to provide affordable and adequate housing services to urban and rural Aboriginal people in Ontario requiring assistance adequate to their needs at a cost within their means.

About CMHC Affordable Housing Centre

CMHC’s Affordable Housing Centre has a team of experts dedicated to helping people create and preserve affordable housing. We offer advice, financial assistance and no interest loans to encourage the development of rental and homeownership affordable housing projects.

Click here to learn about the Thunder Bay off-reserve aboriginal housing forum.

Click here to learn about the Sudbury off-reserve aboriginal housing forum.


For your convenience, we have posted below the recorded live/web version of the Thunder Bay forum:

Don McBain: http://cmhc-schl.na4.acrobat.com/p59563245/
Donna Mayer: http://cmhc-schl.na4.acrobat.com/p96404060/
Malcolm Cook: http://cmhc-schl.na4.acrobat.com/p29526372/
Tom Rhoades:  http://cmhc-schl.na4.acrobat.com/p49668386/